Re: Brake Lag

["Lance LaCerte, Psy.D." <LACPSYD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I also just pulled the front calipers and found a stuck piston.  Sprayed the
heck out of them with brake cleaner, bled the lines with MityVac and had a
tremendous difference in bite and reduced brake lever lag.


Lance LaCerte, Denver
- -----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Schulster <Schulster@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, August 16, 1999 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: Brake Lag


>Yep, exactly the same with mine. I mentioned this to the dealer (when it
was in for the dead throttle cable). He rebuilt the front calipers and used
more copper grease on the pistons; all have worked great since then.
>Jonathan
>
>>>> "Paul Steinbacher" <psteinbacher@xxxxxxxxx> 14/08/99 01:40:26 >>>
>>
>> If you find a fix, please let me know. I am having the same problem.
>> The brakes are mushy enough that I can squeeze the lever all the way
>> back to the bar with the adjuster on the #1 setting. The brakes work
>> fine, and I can lock the front wheel with a single finger without
>> coming close to the grip so I don't think it's air.
>>
>Same for me, although when I removed the wheel to change the tire it got
>better for about a week.
>Paul Steinbacher
>
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